noun suffixes Flashcards

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-cele

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hernia

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-algia

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pain

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (singular) -cocci (plural)

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berry shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectomy

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excision, removal, resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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-gram

A

record

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

A

breakdown,destruction, seperation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumour, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping,falling,prolapse

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-stasis

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controlling,stopping

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-stomy

A

opening to form a mouth

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-er

A

one who

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-ia

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condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-ole

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little,small

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-ule

A

little,small

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-um,-ium

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structure, tissue

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-us

A

structure, substance

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-y

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condition, process